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Layout, saw, drill, cope, grind, fit. A tube laser deletes most of that sequence and hands your fitters members that already know where they go.
6m members processed
Copes & bevels cut in
Plate to 8m × 3m
One Setup
Cut • Cope • Hole • Mark
6m
Stock Length Handled
8m × 3m
Plate Cutting Format
100%
US-Based Support
The Problem
Structural work is a sequence of handoffs, and every one of them is a chance to lose a dimension. A member gets laid out by hand, sawn, carried to a drill line, carried again to be coped with a grinder, then handed to a fitter who discovers the connection doesn't close. The welding was never the bottleneck — the preparation was.
Manual layout is slow and it's where most rework starts
Hand-coped saddle joints are never twice the same
Each move between saw, drill, and grinder is handling you're paying for
Weld gaps from poor fit-up burn filler, time, and grinding
Unmarked members turn field assembly into a guessing game
What Changes
When the cut file carries the connection geometry, the fabrication moves upstream into software — and the shop floor turns into assembly.
Fish-mouth and saddle profiles are cut to the mating member, so tube-to-tube and tube-to-beam joints seat the first time.
Fastener patterns, clearance holes, and slots are placed while the member is chucked — no second trip to a drill line.
Weld preparation is part of the cut, which means a full-penetration joint doesn't begin with somebody and a grinder.
Mark each member with its drawing reference as it's cut, and a big assembly sorts itself instead of relying on paint pen.
Self-locating geometry holds a frame square without a dedicated fixture, so fitters tack instead of measure.
Gussets, base plates, connection plates, and stiffeners come off a large-format flatbed cut from the same model data.
Heavy Format
When base plates and connection plates run longer than a standard sheet, splitting the part and welding it back together is not an answer. An 8.0m × 3.0m bed cuts the whole thing.
See the XL Plate LaserRecommended
A tube laser handles the members. A large-format flatbed handles the plate that connects them. Most structural shops eventually run both.
The Members
Automated tube & pipe laser for 6m stock — round, square, rectangular, angle, channel, and beam, with bundle loading and coping in one pass.
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The Plate
8.0m × 3.0m extended-bed plate laser for oversize base plates, heavy gussets, and structural plate other machines can't hold.
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Volume Plate
6.0m × 2.5m enclosed production laser with dual exchange tables — for shops running steady plate volume alongside the structural package.
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Typical Work
Beams & Columns
Handrail & Guardrail
Stair Stringers
Mezzanines & Platforms
Truss & Space Frame
Base & Connection Plates
Gussets & Stiffeners
Equipment Skids
Send us your profile mix, wall thickness, and the plate sizes you buy — a laser specialist will spec the right combination and send a real quote within one business day.
Tell us what you run. A real quote in one business day.
